bill: republicans quick to pounce on what vice president joe biden said about tax hikes if given a second term. listen. >> you know the phrase they always use, obama and biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. guess what? yes, we do and in one regard. we want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super wealthy. bill: so congressman paul ryan, the republican vp blasting biden's remarks saying such a tax hike would kill off 700,000 jobs in only two years time. martha: urgent health warnings this morning as deadly meningitis infections are spreading. the outbreak made 35 people ill across six states that you see on your screen there. at least five people have died so far. the infections are traced to a tainted steroid injection commonly used to treat back pain. all of the shots were sold by one massachusetts pharmacy. the cdc says that thousands of people may be at risk. >> cdc is working with state and local health departments to contact patients who may have received injections at the facilitie